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change mox to start as root, bind to network sockets, then drop to regular unprivileged mox user

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makes it easier to run on bsd's, where you cannot (easily?) let non-root users
bind to ports <1024. starting as root also paves the way for future improvements
with privilege separation.

unfortunately, this requires changes to how you start mox. though mox will help
by automatically fix up dir/file permissions/ownership.

if you start mox from the systemd unit file, you should update it so it starts
as root and adds a few additional capabilities:

        # first update the mox binary, then, as root:
        ./mox config printservice >mox.service
        systemctl daemon-reload
        systemctl restart mox
        journalctl -f -u mox &
        # you should see mox start up, with messages about fixing permissions on dirs/files.

if you used the recommended config/ and data/ directory, in a directory just for
mox, and with the mox user called "mox", this should be enough.

if you don't want mox to modify dir/file permissions, set "NoFixPermissions:
true" in mox.conf.

if you named the mox user something else than mox, e.g. "_mox", add "User: _mox"
to mox.conf.

if you created a shared service user as originally suggested, you may want to
get rid of that as it is no longer useful and may get in the way. e.g. if you
had /home/service/mox with a "service" user, that service user can no longer
access any files: only mox and root can.

this also adds scripts for building mox docker images for alpine-supported
platforms.

the "restart" subcommand has been removed. it wasn't all that useful and got in
the way.

and another change: when adding a domain while mtasts isn't enabled, don't add
the per-domain mtasts config, as it would cause failure to add the domain.

based on report from setting up mox on openbsd from mteege.
and based on issue #3. thanks for the feedback!
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2023-02-27 12:19:55 +01:00
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@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ low-maintenance self-hosted email.
mox [-config config/mox.conf] ...
mox serve
mox quickstart user@domain
mox restart
mox quickstart user@domain [user | uid]
mox stop
mox setaccountpassword address
mox setadminpassword
@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ low-maintenance self-hosted email.
mox config domain add domain account [localpart]
mox config domain rm domain
mox config describe-sendmail >/etc/moxsubmit.conf
mox config printservice >mox.service
mox checkupdate
mox cid cid
mox clientconfig domain
@ -83,26 +83,14 @@ requested, other TLS certificates are requested on demand.
Quickstart generates configuration files and prints instructions to quickly set up a mox instance.
Quickstart prints initial admin and account passwords, configuration files, DNS
records you should create, instructions for setting correct user/group and
permissions, and if you run it on Linux it prints a systemd service file.
Quickstart writes configuration files, prints initial admin and account
passwords, DNS records you should create. If you run it on Linux it writes a
systemd service file and prints commands to enable and start mox as service.
usage: mox quickstart user@domain
The user or uid is optional, defaults to "mox", and is the user or uid/gid mox
will run as after initialization.
# mox restart
Restart mox after validating the configuration file.
Restart execs the mox binary, which have been updated. Restart returns after
the restart has finished. If you update the mox binary, keep in mind that the
validation of the configuration file is done by the old process with the old
binary. The new binary may report a syntax error. If you update the binary, you
should use the "config test" command with the new binary to validate the
configuration file.
Like stop, existing connections get a 3 second period for graceful shutdown.
usage: mox restart
usage: mox quickstart user@domain [user | uid]
# mox stop
@ -390,6 +378,16 @@ Describe configuration for mox when invoked as sendmail.
usage: mox config describe-sendmail >/etc/moxsubmit.conf
# mox config printservice
Prints a systemd unit service file for mox.
This is the same file as generated using quickstart. If the systemd service file
has changed with a newer version of mox, use this command to generate an up to
date version.
usage: mox config printservice >mox.service
# mox checkupdate
Check if a newer version of mox is available.